MIT Labcast: The Comm.unity platform enables mobile devices to discover and communicate with each other in close proximity. It also transforms these devices into social sensors, and allows programmers to rapidly develop locally and socially aware applications. Several use cases demonstrate key concepts of Comm.unity. [ Via : Textually.org ]
Mobile Active informs about Freedom Fone & Orbot, the open source mobile tools: About Freedom Fone; Freedom fone is an interactive voice response system that allows callers to access audio information on their mobile phones. It is aimed at organizations who want to set interactive up audio news services for their audiences. Freedom Fone is [...]
Morgan Stanley has released the 2010 edition of State of the Internet (pdf) report. The report primarily highlights the exponential growth of the mobile web in coming years. It hints that Mobile Will Be Bigger Than Desktop Internet in 5 Years and then takes a deep dive into mobile internet. The report shares deep analysis [...]
Mark A.M. Kramer on SmartMobs reccomends to download (free e-book) and read – Open Mobile: Understanding the Impact of Open Mobile – Implications for Telecoms/Devices, Web, Social Networks, Media and Personal Privacy. He says, “It is not often one comes across a book which encourages an entire industry to reflect upon its essence and purpose”. [...]
Smashing Magazine publishes web design trends and mobile design trends for 2009
I asked this question on linkedin and got couple of interesting and reflective answers on touch, voice, holograms and even brain controlled phones in the future. As this blog is called screensumer, I did some search on the web to figure about the smallest but the most integral piece of screen in our lives. There’s [...]
This article on ET points out that while Mobile is actually growing in India, PC & Broadband penetration isn’t catching up to the trend. I am discussing any Data here but the reasons why this may be happening. The Choice of Mobile Vs PC This is the choice dilemma that customer face when they think [...]
Every month I get the same subject line The mail body is also the same every month. How to open the PDF and the password directives. It’s more painful because I have two mobiles Why can’t the bill say : Santosh here’s your bill for the month of August 2008 for 919xxxxxxxxx. Please be kind [...]
Santosh Maharshi – The Screensumer
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